HELP. Find or 3D print my favorite fin

[waikikikichan]

Tried searching on-line, but to no avail. I lost 2 of 3 of my most favorite box center fin. So I was hoping to get it 3D printed so that I can keep the last original one in reserve. Any one know how ?

If not, the "Wing fin" was made in Australia. So if any one can find some, I'll buy them. I had them in Black and Blue, but any color is no problem. I do have the FCS 3D center fin that's very similar, but they're brittle and fall out of the adapter.

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[jaffa1949]

Uncle Jaffa will look for you when he gets back to Australia from Austria. ( yes I'm looking for the mythical Austrian point break).

[dtc]

Can't find anything - they look like the multifin 'wing fin' from 1987 in this page (which is the name on the fin anyway so this is no great find!)

http://www.surfresearch.com.au/f.html

Although that doesn't help as multifin looks like it is out of business

https://connectonline.asic.gov.au/Regis ... iah0p0u4_4


http://www.trademarkia.com/au/trademark-420969.htm

However there is a company listed by that name in Byron Bay, which is where a surf company would be located; but the web page could well be very out of date

https://www.localadau.com/c/nsw-byron-b ... ms-585155/


In terms of 3D printing - not sure, presumably not can be done. Eg http://www.ausfinco.com/about.

[jaffa1949]

Roy Stewart in New Zealand has printed 3D fins for me making the bottoms of Bonzer Fins based for FCS into a slightly differently foiled fin based for Futures, I sent a copy of the fins to him and he used his 3D CAD program. Moderately expensive, but hey the were good!

[PreyGirl]

Roy Stewart in New Zealand has printed 3D fins for me making the bottoms of Bonzer Fins based for FCS into a slightly differently foiled fin based for Futures, I sent a copy of the fins to him and he used his 3D CAD program. Moderately expensive, but hey the were good!

I used to work for one and would be happy to give advice on materials. Some of them don’t handle water well and some are stronger than others. Are you thinking about Shapeways’s strong and flexible series? (Nylon-based plastic)
wish I used FCS II. I've had some luck printing small guitar pick fins, someone has a model up for Futures on thing verse. They work surprisingly well with PLA so far, though I would not recommend it for long term use (PLA degrades quickly). There's a another guy who removes the top and bottom shell and prints with a hex infill to get s fin skeleton, then glasses over them.